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Results from tests in 2016 that assess the skills of potential new teachers’ show that around 95 per cent have literacy and numeracy skills that are up to scratch, allowing them to teach in Australian classrooms. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said that more than 13,000 students studying to be teachers sat the…

Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, today officially opened the new Senior School Campus at Investigator College in Victor Harbor. Students, staff and the Investigator College community now have full use of their new Senior School Building which includes general learning areas, art, hospitality and science areas, student amenities and an…

New independent analysis of the Turnbull Government’s early learning languages app has found children are grasping foreign languages at lightning speed by using the play-based program rather than conventional measures like flash cards. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the Evaluation of the Early Learning Languages Australia (ELLA) apps carried out by Swinburne…

Turnbull Government funding for The Smith Family’s pioneering Learning for Life program is already delivering targeted interventions and support for 3,000 of Australia’s most disadvantaged young people. The Prime Minister and Minister for Education and Training tonight met Learning for Life graduates at a ceremony in Melbourne to mark their achievements. Learning for Life supports…

The Coalition Government will conduct a comprehensive review of regional education with the aim of getting more regional, rural and remote students to not just be successful at school but to go on to further study, training and employment. Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals Barnaby Joyce said the review would be critical…

A world-first resource is being rolled out in classrooms across Australia to help teachers and principals better support their students with special needs. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said $622,000 from the Turnbull Government had helped the Australian Special Education Principals Association develop Leading Learning 4 All. “We want to ensure each and…

The Turnbull Government will introduce integrity measures expected to prevent $250 million being paid to dodgy Family Day Care providers in the latest compliance measure to protect taxpayers, families and most importantly children in child care. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said this week the Turnbull Government would table measures to set…

Australia has cemented its reputation as an international education destination of choice with student numbers surging more than 10 per cent to 554,179. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said as the number of international students coming to Australia to study continued to soar, so too had their satisfaction levels. Minister Birmingham…

The Turnbull Government is set to name the best Australian universities to train up the country’s next generation of cyber security specialists to help address statistics that show Australian companies predict nearly one in five cyber security jobs will go unfilled by 2020. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham and Minister Assisting the Prime…

As students settle into their first weeks of the new school year, the Turnbull Government has launched a new resource for parents and families to help bring school lessons to life at home. Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said the new website, Learning Potential Resources was filled with hundreds of ideas, activities, games…